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Phishing campaigns conducted by cybercriminals often involve using the names of famous corporations to deceive people. By pretending to be Microsoft or LinkedIn, for example, these criminals increase the likelihood that more people will fall for their scams, especially if they are targeting a large number of individuals.
Consider this scenario: You receive an urgent message regarding your car insurance, even though you do not possess a vehicle. This is a scam. This is precisely why cybercriminals prefer to impersonate companies with large user bases.
Can you guess which brand is the most impersonated?
AT&T*
Does that surprise you? It shouldn’t. AT&T is one of the biggest companies in the world. With over 300 million customers in the US alone, they offer a wide range of services, including cell and landline phone services, internet, and cable television. Chances are, if you ask around, at least half of the people you meet are AT&T customers.
Be careful of fake or “phishing” emails that mimic official communications. These emails could trick you into giving away your username and password, downloading infected software, or revealing crucial financial information to criminals.
It’s a common strategy for threat actors to impersonate larger corporations to deceive broader audiences. Unlike spear-phishing attacks, which are more targeted but also more credible, mimicking AT&T gives scammers access to a vast number of genuine customer service emails to create a convincing template.
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